FOOTBALL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2093, 2 September 1890, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

temuka, second r. wai hi SECOND.

The return match between ( thesp two. ieanas icame off ( in ihe Tenuity, Park puj Saturday last, and; resisted in a wm ior ' T'emuka ,by 4‘peipts to 1. There .was .a. good at tendance ,pf orderly spectators, Temuica: w'ere capt^ue^ l by" D McCaskill and Waihi by kicked at, 4 o’clock. and for some, time it sepmed as if ‘ they ‘ were ' gqing io prove inor/B ifign a,match ’fqj: Tamuka. Hqwieyer, the line ,was put, out of danger by who, in' company with Kroon, shortly took the., ball from midfield peftred’very much as ‘if be ’ were going to score.,: Waihi awakehed 'tp ’ the and wdrkqdTWuka quarters,: where some good play took place. Ensuing play Tor a considerable, time was all over the field, when ultimately Perceval, who followed up well and stopped the ball from the Waihi full-back’a kick, secured the first try. The kick was taken under protest, which Goldstone converted into a very neat goal. The ball being aetin motion, the game assumed a very even appearance—for a few minutes on Waihi’* territory and the same oh their opponents’. Finally, from a good piece of play by Storey,, Maclean touched behind. The try, was disallowed. Ensuing play, whs against Temuka, who ware forced down. From this stage till half-time was called Waihi were forced down three times, the first 45 minutes ending with the ball in their quarters. On Temuka kicking off it soon became evident

that r they .were .superior to their opponents, and shortly afterwiiiids Perceval obtained a second; try, which Goldstone failed to convert into a goal, though it was ja, splendid effort. After play_. ,1a Blissett made .» ; tsplendid; 5 run to Temuka’a . where’ hd, was well “greased” by the fullback (Russell), whose play throughout Was good; Shortly afterwards Coles obtained a try, which, was not added to.; seemed to encourage Waihi, and for a time they more than held their own, but they failed to extinguish the endurance in the' Tehauka men, who again put Waihi on defensive,, the game finishing in the whole the play was decidedly in • favor of Temuka. The men on bothj sides deserve praise, but McCallum,; Goldstone, Perceval, Sterey,..Kroon,! and McCasklll ; (for Temuka), ,J and i Blissett, Morrison, ,A, Mqore, , and: Coles (for Waihi); deserve special | mention, the last-named for collaring.. The game was played c in the 1 best of spirit. Messrs G. Velvin and W.| Brinkman acted as umpires for Temukaj and Waihi respectively, and Mr B. S.j Smith officiated as referee. i